Aelia Capitolina
Roman colony built on the ruins of Jerusalem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aelia Capitolina (English: /ˈiːliə ˌkæpɪtəˈlaɪnə/ EE-lee-ə KAP-it-ə-LY-nə; full name in Latin: Colonia Aelia Capitolina [kɔˈloːni.a ˈae̯li.a kapɪtoːˈliːna]) was a Roman colony founded during Emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 AD, [1][2] centered around Jerusalem, which had been almost totally razed after the siege of 70 AD.
Location | Jerusalem |
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Coordinates | 31.775689°N 35.23104°E / 31.775689; 35.23104 |
The foundation of Aelia Capitolina and the construction of a temple to Jupiter at the site of the former temple may have been one of the causes for the outbreak of the Bar Kokhba revolt in 132.[2][3] Aelia Capitolina remained as the official name until late antiquity and the Aelia part of the name was used in Arabic as Īlyāʾ during the Umayyad Caliphate.[3]